http://www.theotherdrummer.com/2010/02/warming-up-to-the-idea-of-the-ipad-kinda/ Unclassifiable by definition Wed, 08 Sep 2010 19:32:19 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 http://www.theotherdrummer.com/2010/02/warming-up-to-the-idea-of-the-ipad-kinda/comment-page-1/#comment-1307 James Thu, 11 Feb 2010 01:55:29 +0000 http://theotherdrummer.wordpress.com/2010/02/10/warming-up-to-the-idea-of-the-ipad-kinda#comment-1307 I'm not going to pay the $400 for the iPad with or without 3g. I've got diapers to buy. I’m not going to pay the $400 for the iPad with or without 3g. I’ve got diapers to buy.

]]> http://www.theotherdrummer.com/2010/02/warming-up-to-the-idea-of-the-ipad-kinda/comment-page-1/#comment-1306 Kevin Wed, 10 Feb 2010 21:20:03 +0000 http://theotherdrummer.wordpress.com/2010/02/10/warming-up-to-the-idea-of-the-ipad-kinda#comment-1306 My thoughts line up pretty well with yours. The only problem I see with reading so much content on an LCD screen is the backlight. Now, I haven't tried reading on a tablet, but reading on my LCD monitor for too long can make my eyes strain and give me a headache. I haven't tried an ereader either, but from what I've heard, it's much better on the eyes than a backlit LCD screen. So that's my problem with almost all of these new tablets that are coming out. But I also don't necessarily want an ereader because you can only use it to read, and some ereaders are very limiting on what you can read (eg. Kindles don't even read PDFs).What I really have my eye on is the Notion Ink Adam (http://www.slashgear.com/notion-ink-adam-hands-on-0969281/). Not only does it have the functionality of an iPad or similar tablet/slate, but because of its Pixel Qi screen, the non-backlit mode is very similar to an e-ink screen. So you can have the best of both worlds - flexibility and no eye strain from the LCD backlit screen. Let's just hope they can keep the price down like they've promised. My thoughts line up pretty well with yours. The only problem I see with reading so much content on an LCD screen is the backlight. Now, I haven’t tried reading on a tablet, but reading on my LCD monitor for too long can make my eyes strain and give me a headache. I haven’t tried an ereader either, but from what I’ve heard, it’s much better on the eyes than a backlit LCD screen. So that’s my problem with almost all of these new tablets that are coming out. But I also don’t necessarily want an ereader because you can only use it to read, and some ereaders are very limiting on what you can read (eg. Kindles don’t even read PDFs).What I really have my eye on is the Notion Ink Adam (http://www.slashgear.com/notion-ink-adam-hands-on-0969281/). Not only does it have the functionality of an iPad or similar tablet/slate, but because of its Pixel Qi screen, the non-backlit mode is very similar to an e-ink screen. So you can have the best of both worlds – flexibility and no eye strain from the LCD backlit screen. Let’s just hope they can keep the price down like they’ve promised.

]]> http://www.theotherdrummer.com/2010/02/warming-up-to-the-idea-of-the-ipad-kinda/comment-page-1/#comment-1305 Dave Wed, 10 Feb 2010 20:37:33 +0000 http://theotherdrummer.wordpress.com/2010/02/10/warming-up-to-the-idea-of-the-ipad-kinda#comment-1305 No. It's absurd to pay that much for a 3G antenna. $50 would be high, but more doable. It's nice that the 3G prices are so much lower than laptops (which helps justify the price) but I don't think I'd pay $130 for the ability to have 3G.You sound like you might though...? No. It’s absurd to pay that much for a 3G antenna. $50 would be high, but more doable. It’s nice that the 3G prices are so much lower than laptops (which helps justify the price) but I don’t think I’d pay $130 for the ability to have 3G.You sound like you might though…?

]]> http://www.theotherdrummer.com/2010/02/warming-up-to-the-idea-of-the-ipad-kinda/comment-page-1/#comment-1304 James Wed, 10 Feb 2010 20:34:50 +0000 http://theotherdrummer.wordpress.com/2010/02/10/warming-up-to-the-idea-of-the-ipad-kinda#comment-1304 Just curious if you'd be shelling out the extra $$ for the 3G version ... having a great portable device only gets you so far when you're tied to a wi-fi connection. Just curious if you’d be shelling out the extra $$ for the 3G version … having a great portable device only gets you so far when you’re tied to a wi-fi connection.

]]> http://www.theotherdrummer.com/2010/02/warming-up-to-the-idea-of-the-ipad-kinda/comment-page-1/#comment-1303 D.A.Ravenberg Wed, 10 Feb 2010 17:19:59 +0000 http://theotherdrummer.wordpress.com/2010/02/10/warming-up-to-the-idea-of-the-ipad-kinda#comment-1303 I feel about the same. I just got a new netbook that I absolutely love for blogging, writing, and social networking. But there are a lot of things I do on my iphone that I would rather do on an iPad. I've decided to get one, not as a device for my needs as a writer (which is what I originally hoped the ipad would be), but as a household web, email, and reading device for my wife and I. I still have a list of beefs with the thing, but what it is able to do it will do very well. I feel about the same. I just got a new netbook that I absolutely love for blogging, writing, and social networking. But there are a lot of things I do on my iphone that I would rather do on an iPad. I’ve decided to get one, not as a device for my needs as a writer (which is what I originally hoped the ipad would be), but as a household web, email, and reading device for my wife and I. I still have a list of beefs with the thing, but what it is able to do it will do very well.

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